Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-04-16 | Page 1 | Utahn Urges Split in U. S. Department

UTAHN UTA URGES SPLIT IN N U S i DEPARTMENT BI I King mg Bmg F Favors B Headquarters for Salt Lake City SALT LAKE April 16 16 States Senator William H King I of Utah announced here today thit th-ithe th he plans to Introduce in the tho t I congress a measure providing fora I a division of the department of oC the I interior Under his scheme all bu- bu bureau bereau bu bureau reau offices and department head headQuarters headquarters headquarters Quarters pertaining to the U sl S geological survey sursey Including mines public lands hands Indian affairs miner miner- mineral al at and oil leases and all other mat mat- matters matters vitally Important tp the we west t would be centered In Salt Lake City I Mr King stated staled that his plin would involve the erection of a anew anew anew new federal building here and 11 added that he had bad received assur assur- assurances assurances assurances I ances or support from a number of oC Republican senators for his pro pro- proposed proposed pro pro-I posed bill LONG TRIP NECESSARY I At the At the present time said Sea Sen Senor Senator ator King it it is necessary for I cill-I citi- citi citiZen citi citizens Zen zens who ho have business to contract I with these particular bureaus orl oh o the ft of oC interior to go eo aU all alii ii the w wy way y to Washington and there there watt walt weeks and many times months before they are able to ha have haie e their business taken care of ot By having th the departments that concern the western states only taken from Crom Washington and loc beat located ed more centrally It would save Ill eli elio ol o this lost time Those who have bu business to do with smith ith the tho depart depart- departments departments ments meats located in Washington a ae e force forced to either go to Washington to secure the services or of or an attorney ney to take care of o their businesS or pay the tho expenses of or an attorney and keep him there for a long period to attend to the business RENTS BOOSTED Also by centralizing all and of offices bees at Washington the gov goV- goVernment government is III building up up a tremendous tremendous dous dons and complicated system In that city cily which Is overcrowding the national capital capita making rents high overcrowding the the- city and makIng the handling ot or o affairs per pp- p r taming to sections located hun hundreds ot or miles away cumbersome and unreasonably Inconvenient